Downderry Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 18 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Unique reference
- 100679
- Address
- Downderry Road, Downham, BR1 5QL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 455 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 42%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 24%
Mixed 22.9%
Other Black 14.1%
Other White 13.2%
Other Asian 9%
African 5.1%
Caribbean 4%
Other 3.5%
Indian 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAbove average2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Downderry Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 20 7 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 9 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 28 32 |
| Year 1 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 2 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 61 27 34 |
| Year 5 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 6 | 60 35 25 |